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noodle
1[ nood-l ]
noun
- a narrow strip of unleavened egg dough that has been rolled thin and dried, boiled, and served alone or in soups, casseroles, etc.; a ribbon-shaped pasta.
noodle
2[ nood-l ]
noun
- Slang.
- the head.
- the mind.
- a fool or simpleton.
noodle
3[ nood-l ]
verb (used without object)
- to improvise a musical passage in a casual manner, especially as a warm-up exercise.
- Informal.
- to play; toy:
to noodle with numbers as a hobby.
- to improvise, experiment, or think creatively:
The writers noodled for a week and came up with a better idea for the ad campaign.
verb (used with object)
- Informal.
- to manipulate or tamper with:
She denied that she had noodled the statistics to get a favorable result.
- to make or devise freely as an exercise or experiment (sometimes followed by up ):
The architects noodled up a model of a solar house.
verb phrase
- Informal. to play, experiment, or improvise.
noodle
4[ nood-l ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to catch fish, especially catfish, with only one’s bare hands:
We watched him noodle a 62-pound flathead catfish.
Their video on how to noodle for some pretty monstrous catfish includes footage from several rivers in Oklahoma.
noodle
1/ ˈԳːə /
noun
- often plural a ribbon-like strip of pasta: noodles are often served in soup or with a sauce
noodle
2/ ˈԳːə /
noun
- a slang word for head
- a simpleton
noodle
3/ ˈԳːə /
verb
- slang.intr to improvise aimlessly on a musical instrument
Other Word Forms
- ԴǴ· noun
- ԴǴ·Բ noun
Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Find your Sunnyside — or whatever local dispensary stocks instant noodles with a cult following and sour candies that bite back.
The finished dish should be incredibly silky and thick, with perfectly al dente noodles slicked in a rich, lemony sauce.
Remember, texture doesn’t always mean crunch—it can also mean chewiness, density, or something toothsome, like dates, figs, rice noodles, or pitted olives.
At the same time, less essential items were suddenly available in markets, such as instant noodles and chocolate, which Israel once blocked from Gaza for years along with honey, instant coffee and pomegranates.
We had to share rooms, which we were used to, but also had to share beds and had to eat instant noodles as we didn't have a kitchen.
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